Local voters prepare for Election Day

Published: Monday, November 5, 2012 at 10:21 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, November 5, 2012 at 10:21 a.m.

Voters in Terrebonne and Lafourche will help elect a president Tuesday, but a host of local elections, constitutional amendments and other issues are also on the ballot.

Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

Local voters will elect new congressmen, a public service commissioner and a 1st Circuit Court of Appeal judge.

South Lafourche residents will elect members of the Port Commission. Voters across Lafourche will decide whether the parish administrator must live in the parish. Lockport and Golden Meadow voters will pick mayors and town council members.

Voters across Terrebonne will consider a property tax for the parish health clinic, while those in the Bayou Cane Fire District will decide whether to approve a property-tax increase. Grand Caillou voters will consider renewing a fire-protection property tax.

Voters in each parish will decide separately whether to impose term limits on their school board members. Nine state constitutional amendments are also on the ballot.

The Courier and Daily Comet have published stories about every race and item on the ballot locally. You can find them, along with other helpful information, in the Voter Resource Center at houmatoday.com/politics and dailycomet.com/politics. You can also type the word “election” into the websites’ search engine to find more coverage. The two websites will post updated election results throughout the night Tuesday.

Sample ballots are in today’s newspaper.

The Louisiana Secretary of State’s website, geauxvote.com, lets you type in your name and ZIP code to learn where to vote and what’s on your specific ballot.

If you don’t know where your polling place is, you can either use the Secretary of State’s website or call the Lafourche registrar of voters at 447-3256 or the Terrebonne registrar of voters at 873-6533.

Voters should bring a photo ID to the polls. If you don’t have one, you’ll need to sign an affidavit and your identity will be verified later.

Registrar staff recommend looking up summaries of what’s on your ballot before heading to the polls. Unless you have a handicap or need assistance, you’ll have three minutes in the booth, and many propositions are written in legalese that can be difficult to decipher quickly.

Staff Writer Matthew Albright can be reached at 448-7635 or at matthew.albright@dailycomet.com.

<p>Voters in Terrebonne and Lafourche will help elect a president Tuesday, but a host of local elections, constitutional amendments and other issues are also on the ballot.</p><p>Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.</p><p>Local voters will elect new congressmen, a public service commissioner and a 1st Circuit Court of Appeal judge.</p><p>South Lafourche residents will elect members of the Port Commission. Voters across Lafourche will decide whether the parish administrator must live in the parish. Lockport and Golden Meadow voters will pick mayors and town council members.</p><p>Voters across Terrebonne will consider a property tax for the parish health clinic, while those in the Bayou Cane Fire District will decide whether to approve a property-tax increase. Grand Caillou voters will consider renewing a fire-protection property tax.</p><p>Voters in each parish will decide separately whether to impose term limits on their school board members. Nine state constitutional amendments are also on the ballot.</p><p>The Courier and Daily Comet have published stories about every race and item on the ballot locally. You can find them, along with other helpful information, in the Voter Resource Center at houmatoday.com/politics and dailycomet.com/politics. You can also type the word “election” into the websites' search engine to find more coverage. The two websites will post updated election results throughout the night Tuesday.</p><p>Sample ballots are in today's newspaper.</p><p>The Louisiana Secretary of State's website, geauxvote.com, lets you type in your name and ZIP code to learn where to vote and what's on your specific ballot.</p><p>If you don't know where your polling place is, you can either use the Secretary of State's website or call the Lafourche registrar of voters at 447-3256 or the Terrebonne registrar of voters at 873-6533.</p><p>Voters should bring a photo ID to the polls. If you don't have one, you'll need to sign an affidavit and your identity will be verified later.</p><p>Registrar staff recommend looking up summaries of what's on your ballot before heading to the polls. Unless you have a handicap or need assistance, you'll have three minutes in the booth, and many propositions are written in legalese that can be difficult to decipher quickly.</p><p>Staff Writer Matthew Albright can be reached at 448-7635 or at matthew.albright@dailycomet.com.</p>